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Screencasting for Pedagogy
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Instead of making tutorials, you can find videos that other people others have made. Feel free to use the above in your own courses. Many, such as this video for iMovie, are quite good. But they may be longer, and have more than your students need to complete the assignment. As with any assignment, you'll need to consider whether existing resources are appropriate, or something more specific must be made.
Sample Assignment
This assessment replaces a traditional term paper assignment in an undergraduate U.S. military history course geared primarily toward freshmen history majors, and non-history majors of all levels.
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This assessment replaces a traditional term paper assignment in an undergraduate U.S. military history course geared primarily toward freshmen history majors, and non-history majors of all levels.
Screencaster Options
 | Very quick and easy. Limited to five minutes. To share videos, practically requires upload to screencast.com, and use of flash for playback. |
 | Ideal for everyday use. Free version allows 15 minute videos with a minor watermark. Can host at Screencast-O-Matic's site or YouTube, and allows video file creation for hosting in Google Drive. Paid version includes editing and scripting tools. |
 | High-end video creation and editing suite, that contains an excellent toolset for screencasting. Camtasia is very expensive, but offers discount for educators. If you anticipate doing lots of video work, it is worth purchasing. For example, Camtasia has a full-featured, simple to use pan-and-zoom tool not widely available in screencast or editing applications. |
 | An excellent whiteboarding tool for tablets that records all activity as a screencast. Ideal for discussing maps or images with annotations. |
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